The world's best combo guard

Chapter 176 173 [Support globalization]

Yao Zhijun said his favorite target, that is Yao Ming's agent in the United States - Bill Duffy.

"Ahao, I have consulted Zhang Mingji, the leader of the Yao team. They have cooperated with Bill Duffy since 2002. This guy does have certain abilities. He helped Yao Ming complete some endorsements, and he did very well."

"In addition, two months ago, Steve Nash of the Dallas Mavericks was able to successfully join the Suns. It was Bill Duffy who operated it alone. Therefore, this person's professional ability should be nothing to say."

Yao Zhijun seemed to approve of Bill Duffy.

"Bill Duffy?"

"That's him, how about it, Brother Jun, let you come forward, find a time to talk to this Bill Duffy, and I will go there when the time comes, if our discussion is still very good, then he will be settled."

.........

A few days later, Li Hao's team officially announced that Bill Duffy has officially become Li Hao's American manager.

As soon as the news came out, many American colleagues were really envious and jealous of Bill Duffy.

You know, Bill Duffy earned a lot of money by relying on Yao Ming two years ago, and now he is Li Hao's agent, so it is conceivable that this guy will be the agent in the United States in the near future. How much energy will the human world possess.

.........

A few days after becoming Li Hao's American agent, Bill Duffy approached Li Hao with a large commercial contract.

"Lee, here's what I got from Jim Buss"

Bill Duffy handed over a stack of documents to Li Hao.

"What is this?" Li Hao was a little surprised.

"This is an endorsement contract with Toyota Corporation of Japan. They want you to be their global spokesperson, but as we all know, Yao rejected them before. Therefore, this time, they found us through the Lakers management."

Bill Duffy explained patiently. Regarding this matter, he regretted that when Toyota was looking for Yao Ming to be their global spokesperson, it did not go through him, but through Yao Ming's Chinese team. Therefore, he didn't know Yao Ming. Why did he choose to reject Toyota's invitation in the end? You must know that it was a sky-high endorsement fee of 1.6 million yuan.

Bill Duffy wouldn't believe it if it was just because of national feelings, even if he really didn't know much about the real national grievances between China and Japan.

"Toyota? They're smart"

Li Hao frowned, for a while, he didn't know what to do.

Li Hao is not surprised that they found the Lakers management, after all, the Lakers' current training facility is called the Toyota Center, which is sponsored by Toyota.

He just wondered why Toyota thought he would not be like Yao Ming, and finally rejected their invitation?

Li Hao then called Yao Ming. First of all, he had to find out the real reason why Yao Ming rejected Toyota.

"Are you talking about this? The truth may not be as rumored by the outside world. I did reject them at the beginning, but it was not because they were Japanese companies. Ah Hao, we are all adults, so there is no need to fall into those unwarranted rhythms." Among them, I have always been a supporter of globalization. The reason why we rejected Toyota at the beginning was because we did not see their sincerity. The endorsement fee they gave was not the 3000 million US dollars per year as rumored by the outside world..."

After Yao Ming's narration on the phone, Li Hao finally understood the truth of Yao Ming's rejection of Toyota.

It's just that this truth is still a difficult choice for him.

Refusal, you must know that Toyota seems to be very sincere this time, asking for an endorsement fee of 4000 US dollars per year.

If he doesn't refuse, he will inevitably fall into the vortex of public opinion. Li Hao doesn't need to think about it. At that time, there will be many people in China who call him a money-loving traitor.

Afterwards, Li Hao sent Bill Duffy away. Regarding this matter, he must treat it with caution.

In the next few days, Li Hao consulted Yao Zhijun and the others, his parents, his father-in-law Ling Feng, and many people who were close to him about this matter.

In the end, he came to the conclusion that he would not refuse Toyota's invitation.

As Yao Zhijun said, true national integrity cannot be proved by refusing a Japanese endorsement. When you decide to become the best basketball player in NBA history, you first have a heart like the sea.

This is an era of globalization, and we don't need to put a moral shackle on ourselves.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Li Hao called Bill Duffy to the apartment again. This time, he hoped that Bill Duffy could formally start negotiations with Toyota on his behalf.

Although he, Li Hao, did not reject Toyota's invitation, he still had to go through in-depth negotiations to understand Toyota's sincerity and strive for the best interests for himself.

For Bill Duffy, it was also his job as Li Hao's agent.

"Don't ask the sky or the earth in everything, just ask your own heart"

Lying on the bed at night, Li Hao remembered what the old living Buddha said to him on the top of the snowy land when he was young.

I don't know why, every time I think of this sentence, Li Hao always feels very at ease.

"The past summer was too busy, I didn't have time to go back to the Potala Palace, and I don't know how the old living Buddha is doing."

Li Hao recalled a lot of things when he was a child, maybe, he can have such a tough character now, it is definitely inseparable from the influence of the old Living Buddha on him when he was a child! .

.........

As the preseason approached, Li Hao finally became active again in the public eye.

For example, the two Hollywood movies in which he was a cameo were released in two consecutive days.

For Li Hao's fans, everyone was very surprised. They did not expect that Li Hao not only plays basketball well, but also looks very talented in acting in movies.

Also, Li Hao has a tall figure and a handsome face. Whether he is acting in a movie or being a model, he will achieve good results!

Under such circumstances, when Li Hao's team and Toyota announced the cooperation between the two parties at almost the same time, many people were a little surprised.

In China, many people were surprised and disappointed by this.

Why did Li Hao accept endorsements from Japanese companies?

Why can't Li Hao learn from Yao Ming?
Just as Li Hao expected, the domestic bombarders still accounted for a large part.

"Li Hao has always been a supporter of globalization.

"I support Ah Hao. It's a pity that we didn't reach a cooperation with Toyota, but I have always supported globalization."

However, Li Hao is obviously prepared. Whether it is the statement from Li Hao's team or Yao Ming's support, the domestic abuse is gradually decreasing.

(End of this chapter)